Ontario's electricity system operator has secured new power supply from 10 battery storage facilities and three natural gas and biogas facilities, which should meet the province's needs until the 2030s.Combined with a previous round of securing new generation, the Independent Electricity System Operator said Thursday's announcement from the province means Ontario will have enough electricity for the rest of this decade.
"We have now broken records once again by completing the largest battery storage procurement in Canadian history and securing the electricity generation we need to power the next major international investment, the new homes we are building and industries as they grow and electrify," he wrote in a statement.
The new electricity supply will also, controversially, come from another 411 megawatts of natural gas and on-farm biogas generation. "It's good that the government is finally starting to play catch up in investing in battery storage so we can better utilize low-cost renewables," he said.